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Gov. Scott Matheson, returning from Washington the other day, expressed confidence the Central Utah Project will meet President Carter’s criteria for continued federal funding. But he added: “The burden of proof is on each state to establish the validity of its projects.” The President, in his revised budget for fiscal ’78, is requesting that Congress… Continue reading Costly, Unnecessary Delays

Members of Congress, now making $57,500 after maneuvering a $12,900 annual increase, currently are moving to perpetuate the style by upping the already sizable pensions for congressional retirees. Members retiring with the maximum allowable service of 32 years would get $3,426 a year more in their pension under the new proposal okayed Friday by the… Continue reading Congress Pension Boost?

Utah Valley lndustrial Development Association, countywide organization devoted to industrial growth, got a shot in the arm the other night at its llth annual installation banquet. Some ofxthe positive signs included: -A ringing address by Henry A. . Huish, general superintendent of U.S. Steel’s Geneva Works, the -keynote speaker, who challenged the people to prepare… Continue reading Another UVIDA Milestone

Recent rains eased fire danger temporarily on the Central Utah ranges and forests – but the potential hazard is still there and extreme care should be used in guarding against fire outbreaks. “While the rains helped, a good hot afternoon can put us right back where we were,” noted Floyd A. Lundell of Benjamin, county… Continue reading Don’t Let It Huppen Here

With a new fiscal year scheduled to begin July 1, officials of many Utah County taxing units – school districts, cities, etc. – are busy these days mulling budgets, preparing for public hearings, and projecting tax levies. In relation to this, the Herald makes these suggestions: 1. We urge taxing units to employ every appropriate… Continue reading Hold Line on Tux Levies

Vandalism of road signs costs the taxpayers of Utah large sums of money each year – and besides that, destruction or obscuring of signs creates dangerous hazards for the driving public. To give an idea of the extent of the sign destruction, the Department of Transportation budgeted $70,658 for fiscal 1977, calculating it would take… Continue reading Vandalism: It Costs You!

When you read or hear the ominous-sounding figures on unemployment, you are only getting part of the story – the gloomy side. The good news is that more American workers are working than ever before. in America’s history. And that goes for the situation right here in Utah County where the employment picture is far… Continue reading Optimistic Job Picture

Tax burdens for the average Utah property owner have become increasingly heavy in recent years – and they’d be heavier still if it weren’t for the big percentage of the total tax paid by owners of commercial and industrial property. According to studies by the Utah Foundation, private tax research organization, owners of business and… Continue reading Utuh’s Property Tux Bill

There ought to be a better way to go. in registering dissatisfaction with a tentative contract settlement. than a “wildcat strike, “‘ About 400 employees of Mountain Bell Telephone and Western Electric Co., staged a short wildcat strike Wednesday to protest a three-year tentative labormanagement contract accepted by the Communications Workers of America. Picket lines… Continue reading The ‘WiIdcut’ Phone Strike

The verbal exchange the other day between Labor Secretary Ray Marshall and Utah’s Sen. Orrin G. Hatch gave a clear glmpse of battle lines drawn in the fight over the controversial common situs picketing bill in Congress. The bill would permit striking construction workers to picket and possibly shut down — an entire project in… Continue reading Not in Public Interest